Molecular Regulation of Fruit Development in Solanaceous Crops: From Genes to Phenotypes
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 201
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tomato (Solanum lycopersicum); fruit development; seed development; molecular mechanism; regulatory genes; gene cloning; genetic loci
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: tomato (Solanum lycopersicum); disease resistance (bacterial spot); fruit quality; molecular mechanism; gene identification/isolation; functional analysis; molecular marker-assisted selection (MAS); smart breeding
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Solanaceous crops represent a major food source for humans, providing diverse nutrients such as carbohydrates, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. Many of these compounds are synthesized or stored in fruit. Fruit development offers key insights into addressing fundamental biological questions, ranging from organogenesis and patterning and cell growth to metabolite biosynthesis and transport. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate fruit development is also critical for breeding improvements in yield and quality. This Special Issue invites submissions that provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying fruit development in solanaceous crops. Contributions employing genetics, omics, comparative analyses, or functional assays of gene functions in the fruit are particularly encouraged.
Prof. Dr. Han Xiao
Prof. Dr. Wencai Yang
Prof. Dr. Ruohe Yin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Solanaceous crops
- fruit development
- omics
- genetics
- phenotype
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